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Bequest

Thank you for your support of Concordia Theological Seminary and our mission to form servants in Jesus Christ who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for all. Unless you indicate otherwise, your gift will automatically be used wherever it's most needed to help train pastors and deaconesses for service in Christ's Church. You may designate your gift to student financial aid or to a specific area of interest by selecting "Other Gift" and providing a description of the area to which you would like your gift directed.

Gifts of Insurance

A gift of your life insurance policy is an excellent way to make a gift to Concordia Theological Seminary. If you have a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of your insurance policy to Concordia Theological Seminary. For example, you may have purchased a policy to provide for minor children and they are now financially independent adults.

Gift of Insurance

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Benefits of gifts of life insurance

Receive a charitable income tax deduction

If Concordia Theological Seminary retains the policy to maturity, you can receive additional tax deductions by making annual gifts so that we can pay the premiums

If Concordia Theological Seminary cashes in the policy, you will be able to see firsthand how your gift supports our charitable work

If we retain the policy to maturity, or you name us as a beneficiary, once the policy matures, the proceeds of your policy will be paid to our organization so that we can use the proceeds to further our charitable work

How to make a gift of life insurance

To make a gift of life insurance, please contact your life insurance provider, request a beneficiary designation form from the insurer and include Concordia Theological Seminary as the beneficiary of your policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions about making a gift of a life insurance policy, please contact us. We would be happy to answer questions that you have.

Please let us know if you have already named us as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.

You can also designate Concordia Theological Seminary as a partial, full or contingent beneficiary of your life insurance policy. You will continue to own and can make use of the policy during your lifetime. Your estate may benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction.

Your deduction for the gift of life insurance will depend on whether the policy has increased in value above the premiums and whether the policy is paid up or there are remaining payments to be made.